Business Relationship Team Grows

07 Nov 2023

Published in: Black Country Chamber of Commerce News

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New Faces at Black Country Chamber of Commerce

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Business Relationship Team Grows

New Faces at Black Country Chamber of Commerce

Account management and recruitment expert, Gemma Shakespeare has joined the Black Country Chamber of Commerce as one of three new business relationship managers in the Membership Team.

A former senior in-house recruiter at Wolverhampton Council and linguistics graduate from the University of Wolverhampton, Gemma said, “I am excited to meet the Chamber members and to forge strong and long working relationships with them and I’m looking forward to being part of the Chamber and getting involved in its future projects.”

Also joining is Richard Hobbs, a former account manager with Made in The Midlands and business development coordinator at Wolverhampton College. Richard, an avid Wolverhampton Wanderers fan and sports science graduate of Aberystwyth University, is producer of the award-winning podcast, Wolves Fancast and also a STEM ambassador in his spare time.

Richard said, “I’m really pleased to be part of the Black Country Chamber of Commerce. It’s an exciting time with many initiatives and events line up to support employers in the region. With my background in supporting businesses in the region, being a member of the team feels like a natural fit.”

Gemma and Richard join Steve Salt, who began his Chamber journey in the summer. Steve, who spent time as a Covid administrator and induction manager working at the Perry Barr Residential Scheme project in Birmingham said, “I’m enjoying working with my colleagues and helping businesses thrive.”

“We have a huge heritage of industry and manufacturing within the Black Country and I’m excited with the opportunity to support and ‘fly the flag’ for our region.

Sales and Marketing Director Sian Roberts said, “Our new relationship managers bring a wealth of experience gained through many years working across several business sectors, including membership organisations, they have all hit the ground running and are looking forward to assisting our members in maximising the benefits of Chamber membership.”